Privacy Policy

By using WordHint (the “Website”) at www.wordhint.net, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with it, please do not use the Website.

1. Information

This Privacy Policy explains how WordHint collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you visit or interact with the Website. It applies to information collected through the Website and through any contact or feedback channels we make available.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. We have written it in plain language so you can understand what data we process and why.

2. Obligation to Provide Data

Most of the Website can be used without creating an account or submitting personal information. If you choose to contact us, the fields marked as required on the contact form must be completed so we can review and respond to your message. If required information is missing or invalid, we may be unable to process your request.

3. Origin of the Data

We obtain information directly from you when you submit it (for example, through our contact form) and automatically when you browse or use the Website (for example, through cookies, analytics tools, and server logs).

4. For What Purposes Do We Process Information?

We process information for the following purposes:

  1. Providing the Website and its features: to deliver word-game hints, solvers, archives, and related tools you request when using the site.
  2. Responding to inquiries and feedback: to review, manage, and reply to messages sent through our contact page.
  3. Analytics and service improvement: to understand how visitors use the Website, measure performance, and improve content, layout, and functionality using aggregated or pseudonymous data where possible.
  4. Security and abuse prevention: to protect the Website, detect suspicious activity, prevent spam or misuse, and maintain the integrity of our services.
  5. Advertising: to display ads on the Website and measure ad performance, including through third-party advertising partners.
  6. Legal compliance: to comply with applicable laws, regulations, lawful requests, or legal process.

5. What Information Do We Process?

Depending on how you use the Website, we may process the following categories of information:

  1. Information you provide directly: name, email address, and message content when you use the contact form.
  2. Technical and usage data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring and exit pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP, date and time of access, and similar log or diagnostic data.
  3. Cookies and similar technologies: small files or identifiers stored on your device that help the Website function, remember preferences, analyze traffic, or support advertising. For example, we use a cookie to keep puzzle dates aligned with your local calendar when browsing daily game content.
  4. Analytics and session data: interaction events, clicks, scroll behavior, session recordings, heatmaps, and related metrics collected by analytics providers.
  5. Advertising data: ad impressions, ad interactions, and identifiers used by advertising partners to serve and measure ads.

We do not require you to create an account to use the Website.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable data-protection laws require a legal basis, we rely on the following:

  1. Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, analyze, and improve the Website, respond to non-marketing inquiries, and prevent abuse, where those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  2. Consent: for non-essential cookies, analytics, session recording, and personalized advertising where consent is required by law. You can withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings, applicable opt-out tools, or by contacting us.
  3. Legal obligation: where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.

7. Retention of Information

We keep information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

  • Contact form messages: retained long enough to respond to your inquiry and maintain a reasonable record of communications.
  • Server and security logs: retained for a limited period needed for troubleshooting, security monitoring, and abuse prevention.
  • Analytics and advertising data: retained according to the settings and policies of the relevant third-party providers.

When information is no longer needed, we delete it or anonymize it where feasible.

8. Recipients and Third-Party Service Providers

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with service providers that help us operate the Website, including providers for:

  • website hosting and content delivery;
  • email delivery for contact-form messages;
  • bot and spam protection;
  • analytics and product measurement;
  • advertising.

These providers process information on our behalf or under their own policies, depending on the service. They are permitted to use information only as needed to provide their services or as otherwise described in their privacy policies.

We may also disclose information if required by law, court order, or governmental request, or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect rights, safety, or the integrity of the Website.

Some providers may process data in countries other than your own. Where required, we take steps designed to ensure appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

9. Your Responsibility

When you submit information through the Website, you represent that it is accurate to the best of your knowledge and that you have the right to provide it. Do not submit sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your inquiry.

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to:

  • request access to personal information we hold about you;
  • request correction of inaccurate information;
  • request deletion of information, subject to legal exceptions;
  • object to or restrict certain processing;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • request portability of information you provided to us, where applicable;
  • lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, please contact us through our contact page. We may need to verify your request before responding.

If you are in the European Economic Area, you may also contact your local data protection authority. In Spain, the supervisory authority is the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) at aepd.es.

11. Security Measures

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Your Choices

You can control certain data collection in the following ways:

  • Browser settings: most browsers let you block or delete cookies. Some Website features may not work properly if cookies are disabled.
  • Analytics opt-outs: review the opt-out options offered by any analytics providers we use.
  • Advertising choices: you can manage personalized advertising through your browser settings and industry opt-out tools where available.
  • Do Not Track: the Website does not currently respond to Do Not Track browser signals in a uniform way.

13. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that we do not control. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing information to them.

14. Children’s Privacy

The Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us through our contact page and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

15. California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)

CalOPPA requires commercial websites that collect personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy describing the information collected and how it is shared. This Privacy Policy is intended to meet that requirement. For more information about CalOPPA, visit the California Online Privacy Protection Act resource at consumercal.org.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date below and post the updated policy on this page. Material changes may also be highlighted on the Website where appropriate. Your continued use of the Website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

17. Acceptance

By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how we process information as described here.

Last updated: July 1, 2026